The thief of Bagdad an Arabian fantasy
(DVD) 

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Format
DVD
Edition
Special ed., full screen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (106 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (20 pages : col. ill. ; 18 cm.)
Language
English
ISBN
9781604650426, 1604650427
UPC
715515029926

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1940.
General Note
Booklet includes essays by film scholars Andrew Moor ("Arabian fantasies") & Ian Christie ("The lion triumphant").
General Note
Special features (disc 1): optional audio commentary by filmmakers Francis Ford Coppola & Martin Scorsese; optional audio commentary by film historian Bruce Eder; optional music and effects track; theatrical trailer (3 min.); color bars.
General Note
Special features (disc 2): "Visual effects" documentary (c2008, 31 min.); Blue screen demo (2 min.); Powell reminisces about the making of the film (1987?, audio only); excerpts from a radio interview with Rózsa (1976, audio only); production and publicity stills gallery; Dufaycolor stills gallery; "The lion has wings" (c1940, 76 min., b&w), a propaganda film for the English war effort produced by Korda.
Creation/Production Credits
Associate producers, Zoltan Korda and William Cameron Menzies ; production designed by Vincent Korda ; special effects directed by Lawrence Butler ; musical score and songs by Miklos Rozsa ; production manager, David B. Cunynghame ; supervising editor, William Hornbeck ; costumes designed by Oliver Messel, John Armstrong, Marcel Vertes ; film editor, Charles Chrichton.
Participants/Performers
Conrad Veidt, Sabu, June Duprez, John Justin, Rex Ingram, Miles Malleson, Morton Selten, Mary Morris, Bruce Winston, Hay Petrie, Adelaide Hall, Roy Emerton, Allan Jeayes.
Description
When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.
System Details
DVD; region 1, NTSC; full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In English with optional English SDH subtitles.

Table of Contents

Special features: disc 1. The film: New digital transfer, from restored film elements ; Two audio commentaries: one featuring renowned directors Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese, and one with film and music historian Bruce Eder ; Optional music and effects track ; Theatrical trailer
disc 2. "Visual effects" documentary featuring interviews with special-effects masters Ray Harryhausen, Dennis Muren, and Craig Barron ; "The lion has wings (1940)," producer Alexander Korda's propaganda film for the English war effort, created when The Thief of Bagdad went into production hiatus ; Excerpts from co-director Michael Powell's audio dictations for his autobiography ; Excerpt from a 1976 radio interview with composer Miklos Rozsa ; Stills gallery featuring rare images of the film's production and photos shot in Dufaycolor.

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Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Korda, A., Malleson, M., Biró, L., Périnal, G., Berger, L., Powell, M., Whelan, T., Veidt, C., Sabu., Duprez, J., Justin, J., Ingram, R., Selten, M., Morris, M., Winston, B., Petrie, H., Hall, A., Emerton, R., Jeayes, A., Crichton, C., Rózsa, M., Coppola, F. F., Scorsese, M., Eder, B., Moor, A., & Christie, I. (2008). The thief of Bagdad: an Arabian fantasy (Special ed., full screen.). Criterion Collection : Janus Films.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alexander Korda et al.. 2008. The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy. [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection : Janus Films.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Alexander Korda et al.. The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection : Janus Films, 2008.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Korda, A., Malleson, M., Biró, L., Périnal, G., Berger, L., Powell, M. and Whelan, T. et al (2008). The thief of bagdad: an arabian fantasy. Special ed., full screen. [Irvington, N.Y.]: Criterion Collection : Janus Films.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Korda, Alexander, et al. The Thief of Bagdad: An Arabian Fantasy Special ed., full screen., Criterion Collection : Janus Films, 2008.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

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